by Paul Hinckley | Jul 14, 2021 | Association Law, Blog
Written by Paul Hinckley & Matt Firestone On June 16, 2021, Florida Governor Ron Desantis signed into law Senate Bill 56. The new law, which became effective July 1, 2021, requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to deliver, by first-class...
by Matt Firestone | Jun 22, 2021 | Association Law, Blog
Written by: Matt Firestone & Paul Hinckley On June 16, 2021, Governor DeSantis signed Florida SB 630, which will become effective on July 1, 2021. The bill modifies certain provisions in the Florida Statutes that impact condominium associations and...
by Matt Firestone | Jul 30, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis on April 2, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-94, entitled “Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief” (“EO 20-94”). EO 20-94 provided for a statewide freeze on mortgage foreclosure causes of action and...
by Matt Firestone | May 21, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
Florida Statute Sections 718.1265 and 720.316 provide condominium associations and homeowners’ associations, respectively, the right to exercise certain emergency powers “in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency is declared pursuant to...
by Matt Firestone | May 9, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
UPDATE JULY 29, 2020: EO 20-180 was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on July 29, 2020, and finally provided clarification on whether association lien foreclosures were intended to be covered by Florida’s Moratorium on Morgage Foreclosures. You can find more...
by Matt Firestone | Sep 26, 2018 | Association Law, Blog
Many community association declarations contain restrictions on the parking of vehicles on streets located within the community. For communities that contain private streets maintained by the association, it seems clear that these restrictions would be enforceable. ...
